金 属 jīn shǔ metal / CL:種|种[zhong3] 钃 metal 五 金 wǔ jīn metal hardware (nuts and bolts) / the five metals: gold, silver, copper, iron and tin 金銀銅鐵錫|金银铜铁锡 铸 造 zhù zào to cast (pour metal into a mold) 五 行 wǔ xíng five phases of Chinese philosophy: wood 木, fire 火, earth 土, metal 金, water 水 金 属 材 料 jīn shǔ cái liào metal material 冶 炼 yě liàn to smelt metal 重 金 属 zhòng jīn shǔ heavy metal 金 石 jīn shí metal and stone / fig. hard objects / inscription on metal or bronze 令 牌 lìng pái (archaic) wooden or metal token of authority / (fig.) decree / directive / (computing) token 陶 冶 táo yě lit. to fire pots and smelt metal / fig. to educate 贵 金 属 guì jīn shǔ precious metal 铸 成 zhù chéng to cast in metal / (fig.) to forge / to fashion 废 钢 fèi gāng scrap metal / steel scrap 楼 板 lóu bǎn floor / floor (ie. metal plate, concrete slab, wooden planking etc) 闪 灵 Shǎn líng The Shining (1980 Stanley Kubrick film from Stephen King's 1977 novel) / ChthoniC (Taiwanese metal band) 铁 马 tiě mǎ armored horse / cavalry / metal chimes hanging from eaves / steel barricade / (Tw) bike 金 属 外 壳 jīn shǔ wài ké metal cover 钢 盔 gāng kuī metal helmet / (military) helmet 铛 铛 dāng dāng (onom.) clang / clank of metal / sound of striking a gong 金 属 板 jīn shǔ bǎn metal plate 探 伤 tàn shāng to inspect metal for flaws (using X-ray or ultrasound etc) 固 若 金 汤 gù ruò jīn tāng secure as a city protected by a wall of metal and a moat of boiling water (idiom) / well fortified / invulnerable to attack 铁 罐 tiě guàn metal pot 打 制 dǎ zhì to forge (silverware, metal implements etc) 铁 箱 tiě xiāng metal trunk / metal box / a safe 钢 窗 gāng chuāng metal window 碱 金 属 jiǎn jīn shǔ alkali metal 甲 first of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干[shi2 tian1 gan1] / (used for an unspecified person or thing) / first (in a list, as a party to a contract etc) / letter "A" or roman "I" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc / armor plating / shell or carapace / (of the fingers or toes) nail / bladed leather or metal armor (old) / ranking system used in the Imperial examinations (old) / civil administration unit in the baojia 保甲[bao3 jia3] system (old) / ancient Chinese compass point: 75° 锏 ancient weapon like a long solid metal truncheon 箔 plaited matting (of rushes, bamboo etc) / silkworm basket / metal foil / foil paper 铛 clank / clang / sound of metal 钰 treasure / hard metal 鍪 iron pot / metal cap 铣 shining metal / (old) the 16th of the month (abbreviation used in telegrams) 钣 metal plate / sheet of metal 扦 short slender pointed piece of metal, bamboo etc / skewer / prod used to extract samples from sacks of grain etc / (dialect) to stick in / to bolt (a door) / to arrange (flowers in a vase) / to graft (tree) / to pedicure / to peel (an apple etc) 钸 metal plate 镮 (ancient weight) / metal ring 鋂 americium (chemistry) (Tw) / (archaic) metal chain 鍱 thin plates of metal 金 属 探 伤 jīn shǔ tàn shāng metal crack detection 点 金 成 铁 diǎn jīn chéng tiě to transform gold into base metal (idiom) / fig. to edit sb else's beautiful prose and ruin it 众 口 铄 金 zhòng kǒu shuò jīn lit. public opinion is powerful enough to melt metal (idiom) / fig. public clamor can obscure the actual truth / mass spreading of rumors can confuse right and wrong 錩 metal utensil / mounting / fitting 鍭 metal arrowhead 鐶 (ancient weight) / metal ring 金 属 线 jīn shǔ xiàn metal wire 錔 to encase the end with metal 五 常 wǔ cháng five constant virtues of Confucianism, namely: benevolence 仁, righteousness 義|义, propriety 禮|礼, wisdom 智 / and fidelity 信 / five cardinal relationships of Confucianism (between ruler and subject, father and son, husband and wife, brothers, friends) / five phases of Chinese philosophy: water 水, fire 火, wood 木, metal 金, earth 土 交 响 金 属 jiāo xiǎng jīn shǔ symphonic metal (pop music) / heavy metal with symphonic pretensions 冶 炼 炉 yě liàn lú a furnace for smelting metal 凸 版 印 刷 tū bǎn yìn shuā relief printing / typography / printing with metal plates 卡 西 米 尔 效 应 Kǎ xī mǐ ěr xiào yìng Casimir effect (attraction between two parallel metal plates due to quantum mechanical vacuum effects) 含 金 hán jīn metal bearing (ore) / gold bearing 展 平 zhǎn píng to flatten out (paper, film, metal plates etc) 废 铜 烂 铁 fèi tóng làn tiě scrap metal / a pile of junk 德 国 战 车 Dé guó zhàn chē Rammstein (German metal band) 拉 制 lā zhì drawing (manufacturing process in which hot metal or glass is stretched) 探 伤 器 tàn shāng qì metal crack detector 搭 扣 dā kòu a buckle or fastener for clothing that does not use a button and buttonhole (e.g. the buckle on metal wristwatches) 方 釳 fāng xì (arch.) metal horn attached as shield to horse or to the axle of a chariot 旋 子 xuàn zi large metal plate for making bean curd / metal pot for warming wine 毛 口 máo kǒu metal filings (e.g. from a drill or lathe) / burr 水 力 鼓 风 shuǐ lì gǔ fēng hydraulic bellows / water-driven ventilation (for metal smelting furnace) 炀 金 yáng jīn molten metal 精 诚 所 至 ， 金 石 为 开 jīng chéng suǒ zhì , jīn shí wèi kāi lit. metal and stone yield to power of sincerity (idiom) / fig. no difficulty is insurmountable if one is sincere 过 渡 金 属 guò dù jīn shǔ transition metal (chemistry) 金 属 棒 jīn shǔ bàng metal rod 金 属 疲 劳 jīn shǔ pí láo metal fatigue 金 柜 jīn guì strongbox / safe / metal bookcase 金 卤 jīn lǔ metal halide 釳 (arch.) metal horn attached as shield to horse or to the axle of a chariot 钟 鼎 文 zhōng dǐng wén bell-cauldron script / the 籀文 / form of Chinese character used in metal inscriptions 铁 格 子 tiě gé zi iron lattice / metal grid 雷 姆 斯 汀 Léi mǔ sī tīng variant of 德國戰車|德国战车, Rammstein (German metal band) 碱 性 金 属 jiǎn xìng jīn shǔ alkali metal 飞 片 flying metal plate / flying plate / flyer plate / plate 金 属 桶 metal drum 铀 金 属 uranium metal 铀 金 属 产 品 和 尾 料 收 集 器 组 件 uranium metal product and tails collector assembly / product and tails collector 液 态 铀 金 属 处 理 系 统 liquid uranium metal handling system 惰 性 气 体 保 护 金 属 极 电 弧 焊 metal electrode inert gas arc welding / MIG arc welding 碎 金 属 储 存 点 scrap metal point 高 密 度 惰 性 金 属 炸 药 dense inert metal explosive 多 孔 镍 金 属 porous nickel metal 贱 金 属 base metal 金 属 贸 易 委 员 会 Metal Trades Committee 金 属 氧 化 物 metal oxides 世 界 金 属 统 计 局 World Bureau of Metal Statistics 金 属 离 子 metal ion 多 线 圈 金 属 探 测 器 multi-coil metal detector 储 氢 合 金 metal hydride 金 属 探 雷 器 metal detector / electronic detector 电 子 探 雷 器 metal detector / electronic detector 欧 洲 金 属 包 装 材 料 制 造 商 协 会 European Metal Packaging 微 量 金 属 元 素 trace metal 差 动 线 圈 金 属 探 测 器 differential coil metal detector 被 帽 弹 丸 capped bullet / metal point bullet 㱾 a kind of metal or jade ornament worn in ancient times to ward off evil spirits
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